A German containership has been damaged after being struck from behind by another cargo ship in the Kiel Canal.
The incident occurred Friday morning in the Brunsbüttel locks involving the Vera Rambow, which was hit in the stern by the general cargo ship Nordana Sky after both vessels had just transited the canal.
An AIS replay of the incident shows Vera … [Read more...]

A German warship a collided with a containership in Germany's Kiel Canal Wednesday morning, causing damage to both vessels.
Reports say the German Navy frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern collided with the Cyprus-flagged containership Nordic Bremen at approximately 3:44 a.m. local time.
The containership was moored in Kiel following the collision, while … [Read more...]

A major blow for shipping through Germany's Kiel Canal today after a cargo ship crashed into a floodgate as it entered the north chamber of the lock complex in Brunsbüttel, causing extensive damage that is likely to take weeks to repair.
The video below shows the moment of impact as the freighter crashed into the gate.
The ship is the Cypriot-flagged MV Saint George, … [Read more...]

A cargo ship struck a lock gate in a chamber of the Kiel Canal in Germany on Monday, causing damage so severe that the gate will need to be replaced entirely.
The Waterways and Shipping Office in Holtenau reports that a large seagoing vessel allided with the sliding lock gate in the Great Northern Chamber located at the north end of the Kiel Canal at approximately 11:45 a.m. … [Read more...]

Update for Thursday, November 7, 2013:
The MV Siderfly remains moored near BrunsbÃ¼ttel within the Kiel Canal, according to AIS data.
A statement by US-based T&T Salvage, which headed the salvaged operation, said that the vessel was safely towed Wednesday to the South Quay at BrunsbÃ¼ttel for inspection and temporary repairs. T&T Salvage added that following the … [Read more...]

The Kiel Canal in Germany partially reopened Thursday after a three-day closure caused by a ship collision which left a 100-meter cargo ship on the verge of sinking into the busy waterway.
Germany's Maritime Central Command for Maritime Emergency's (CCME) says that Canal officials reopened the canal to vessels up to 140 meters in length at approximately 11:30 a.m. after the … [Read more...]

Authorities in Germany say it is still unclear when the Kiel Canal will be re-opened to vessel traffic after salvors determined that damage to the holed MV Siderfly following Monday's ship collision is worse than originally thought.
In an update Wednesday, Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said that an underwater survey of the listing coastal freighter … [Read more...]